Geek Confidential

From the brainiac behind Daytime Confidential and Pop Confidential comes the latest addition to the League of Legendary Podcasts–Geek Confidential. Join the Geek Confidential team each week as they unholster their phasers, activate their lightsabers and don their capes to geek out on the latest superhero, sci-fi and fantasy news from the realms of TV and film.

On this week's Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Dan Pearce and Melodie Aikels react to the season finales of The Walking Dead and Legends of Tomorrow. What did Dan and Luke think of The Flash's musical episode? The GC trio discuss everything Riverdale. Luke and Dan are excited about the return of Prison Break to Fox.

The 2016/2017 broadcast season is almost over and that means some favorite shows are on the bubble. Which shows do the Geek Confidential really need to get another season of?

The latest Geek Confidential episode wraps with Melodie sharking her review of Beauty and the Beast.

On the latest Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr is joined by Melodie Aikels, Casie Eckholm, Carly Silver and Jennifer Brody, the author of The 13th Continuum, in Exploring Female Geekdom.

The women share what being a geek means to them, who inspired their geekdom and the importance of finding the right community or tribe to fit into.

Who are the best representations of geek female characters in TV in film? Which TV and film female characters frustrate and disappoint? Why do authors and TV and film writers create fantastic strong women and then, often, change much of what we love about them because of a man? How do writers avoid this trap?

Why is it so hard for female super hero icons to get their own blockbusters when characters like Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Wolverine, Batman, Superman, Aquaman and The Flash get solo titles? How could the Wonder Woman movie change Hollywood's resistance to female led super hero films?

Sexism takes place in front of the screens, behind-the-scenes, in gaming and online. Casie shares how she's dealt with sexism while gaming, trolls and how players who see it happening to others can step up. She also talks about how and why female gamers gravitate to certain games, but only have a small representation in the most popular gaming genres like first person shooters and MMOs.

The discussion then turns to sexism in pay inequity. Jennifer talks about her experience working in the film industry and what women face developing and producing projects that men may not.

Melodie shares her ideas for projects We Do it Together, a non-profit production company whose emphasis is on female empowerment in TV, film and other media, could produce.

Carly shares her perspective, as an assistant editor at Harlequin, on the need for more diversity in publishing and provides insight into how certain genders dominate certain genres. Jennifer follows up with her thoughts, from an author's perspective, on the industry and how female and geek creators are being hurt by the New York Times' decision to eliminate Best Seller lists like graphic novel/manga, mass market paperback and middle grade e-book and young adult e-book lists.

Casie then dives into pay inequity in e-sports and streaming. In 2015 the highest paid male player earned $1.9 million in prize money, but female e-sports players earning nothing close. Women have found success and large audiences on streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch, but how do they make their presence felt in e-sports?

On the latest Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Dan Pearce dive into the Power Rangers movie.

Tune in as they discuss the big screen Power Rangers. Who was their favorite ranger? What did they think of Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa and Bryan Cranston as Zordon? How did How did the movie compare to the beloved TV series? What changes worked and what changes didn't?

This week's Geek Confidential podcast wraps with Luke and Dan discussing Marvel's Iron Fist on Netflix. Is it as bad as the early reviews made it seem? What are the best and worst elements of the first half of the season? Dan weighs in on Roy Thomas' controversial interview with Inverse.

On this week's Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr and Craig Peters are joined by Duane Eckholm to review Logan, discuss the latest Wonder Woman Trailer and Deadpool teaser. Of course we couldn't have Duane on without discussing Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming Hearthstone expansions, Journey to Un'Goro.

On this week's Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr and Craig Peters are joined by Daytime Confidential's Jamey Giddens to dive into everything Riverdale.

Find out what Craig and Jamey think of how the Archie comics were adapted for television. Were Archie, Veronica and Betty well cast? Are you on #TeamVeronica or #TeamBetty? What did the three think of Moose, Kevin, Jughead, Reggie, Cheryl, Josie and Miss Grundy? What is it like to have Luke Perry as Archie’s father Fred Andrews? What would the GC guys like to see for the rest of Riverdale’s first season?